You Used To Be So Cute!
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Rory is doing his chores. Mac is helping!
You missed a bit.
Really?
You're so helpful!
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Mac used to be cute.
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Mac is a grown dog.​
Rory finds some photos of Mac when he was a puppy.
Hey, Mac, you used to be so cute!
Past
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Now
We say used to when we are talking about how things were in the past or past habits.
What do you mean, "used to be"? I am still cute!
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You used to sleep all the time.
We use used to contrast things in the past with the way they are now.
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You used to eat vegetables. Now you don't.
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She used to play hockey. Now she plays football.
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It used to be easy. Now it's really hard.
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They used to like that song. Now they can't listen to it anymore.
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Now I want to play football all the time!
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The negative is...
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I didn't use to like carrots but now I do.
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Note: there is no d at the end of use in the past tense.
You didn't use to like socks.
I still don't like socks!
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You used to tip over the bin all the time.
Did I use to make a big mess?
For questions...
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Did I use to eat peas?
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What did you use to do?
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Where did she use to go?
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How did we use to make that?
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Who did they use to know?
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Note: there is no d at the end of use in questions.
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Later, after Rory has finished vacuuming the sitting room...
You used to be great at football. What happened?
I'll show you!
Vocabulary
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chores: boring work (usually around the house)
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puppy: a baby dog
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tip over: knock over
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vacuuming